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Denise Tran, Jonathan Mai, and their two sons pose for a photo with the Smokey mascot during a 2023 UT alumni tailgate.
Giving

UT Parents’ Journey to Education Fuels Volunteer Futures 

Denise Tran, Jonathan Mai, and their two sons pose for a photo with the Smokey mascot during a 2023 UT alumni tailgate. While Denise Tran and Jonathan Mai hold several degrees between them, not one diploma came from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville—yet several of the more than two dozen students they financially supported to …
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Eli Roberts sits across from another student
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Student Tutors Empower Growth

Thanks to donor generosity, the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center has added about 20 tutors since 2017 and offers a variety of discipline-specific writing services, from nursing to music, and tailored support for veteran, graduate, multilingual, and many other types of students.
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Kayla Hvozdovic
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Where Dreams Meet Possibility

When Kayla Hvozdovic (’24) received the Carol Poston Scholarship, it meant the ability to attend UT and chase her dreams of a career in the entertainment industry.
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